Rahba Qedima is a mystical market square in Marrakesh, rumoured to be have once been frequented by sorcerers looking for potions and other occult ingredients. Mysterious potions and herbal remedies continue to fill the stores today, claiming to cure all the ailments known to man. The square also contains exotic beauty products such as cochineal powder for rouge and kohl for eyeliner, which are sure to turn all the ladies into one of Morocco’s ancient beauties.

Cooks and food lovers will be enamoured with Rahba Qedima as well. It is full of spices and herbs – take the chance to stock up on saffron (the most expensive spice in the world), cumin, coriander and other flavours essential to Moroccan cuisine, or take the easy way out and buy a jar of spice mix to marinate your meats.

This is the place to be if you seek to lose yourself in this world of mystical concoctions and all things Moroccan!